noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
捏造 ねつぞう
捏造 でつぞう
 
 
ねつ造 ねつぞう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

knead, mix
ネツ こ.ねる テツ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
create, make, structure
ゾウ つく.る ずくり (5th, N2)
revelation, tell, inform
コク つ.げる い (5th, N3)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)